'09 - Oh Dear

After a Christmas break LA is back sharing his thoughts.

The entry into 2009 sees LA doing two pieces of media work, both with the BBC, one a TV piece on how redundancy and job losses in this down turn are on the whole more low key as the nation does not have that many mass employers, unlike the 80's, and another almost the opposite on the final closure of Woolworths.

LA does not see this as a great start to '09 and wonders when the good news will come again. LA feels that current government policy will not only prolong the agony but leave the nation trailing the world when the upturn eventually comes.

Until the Banks take responsibility collectively for the economy and start behaving in a rational way, nothing is going to change.

Sadly LA does not think we will see a General Election this year, hence this moribund government will stagger on with its delusional Leader believing he is sprinkling magic on all he touches.

As this most authoritarian of government goes into panic mode as 2009 draws to a close, LA expects to see even tighter controls on blogging, government leaning on the media and more restrictions on the public. After so many years in power the governing party will find it impossible to contemplate being out of power and will resort to unorthodox if not unfair means to preserve their grip.

We will also see more unbugeted ill judged and unafordable bribes to the electorate as more and more tax payers money is thrown at a bloated and inefficient public sector.

Is LA dejected? You bet, LA's businesses may be booming, but as he looks at the ruination of his nation, the impoverishment of its people and the removal of their libertys, he thinks 2009 will be a year to forget. Roll on 2010!